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onijet01
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Enter the Replacements Sept 26, 2018 2:25:00 GMT via mobile

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Post by onijet01 on Sept 26, 2018 2:25:00 GMT

So this topic was brought up to me by a friend. It accually hit me with some merit and i thought it worth posting here first to see a sample of oppinions.

Themes currently allow players to take Mercanary or Minion solos and units as an addition to the models listed in a army list.

His idea was to allow an option for theme lists to take one of the followinh if the theme allows.

A. Solo: One Mercanary/Minion solo or one non-theme listed friendly faction solo.

B. Unit: One Mercanary/Minion unit or One non-themed listed friendly faction unit.

The idea is that some themes can make better use of a non-theme unitnor solo over mercs.

Example he stated is heavy metal with the merc option unit being a arcane tempest gun mage. Allowing for better incaporial options than simply taking ayanna and holt.

Whats your opinions?

36cygnar24guy36 The Sky Fell Posts: 2,337	Enter the Replacements Sept 26, 2018 5:53:05 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 36cygnar24guy36 on Sept 26, 2018 5:53:05 GMT I doubt they would ever do that, one of the purposes of themes is to make it easier to balance models across a faction, as they are not directly competing with each other, this would run counter to that

jisidro
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Enter the Replacements Sept 26, 2018 9:26:38 GMT

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Post by jisidro on Sept 26, 2018 9:26:38 GMT

Sept 26, 2018 5:53:05 GMT 36cygnar24guy36 said:

I doubt they would ever do that, one of the purposes of themes is to make it easier to balance models across a faction, as they are not directly competing with each other, this would run counter to that

This seems to have the corolary of making minion units worse... at the very least by virtue of being non-faction.

Gamingdevil The Sky Fell Posts: 1,524	Enter the Replacements Sept 27, 2018 9:34:49 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Gamingdevil on Sept 27, 2018 9:34:49 GMT This idea has been brought up with the developers before and they've always firmly said no.

cygnarstronk Junior Strategist Posts: 236	Enter the Replacements Sept 27, 2018 9:45:12 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cygnarstronk on Sept 27, 2018 9:45:12 GMT No, please no. It would make the game a lot more broken than it is now, and now is VERY BROKEN. So no.

sludgeogre Junior Strategist Posts: 188	Enter the Replacements Sept 27, 2018 15:48:21 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sludgeogre on Sept 27, 2018 15:48:21 GMT This would create all sorts of wonky combo-wombo stuff with how they've balanced the game with themes. It looks fun on paper, but it would make the game severely unbalanced at this point.

jisidro The Sky Fell Posts: 1,527	Enter the Replacements Sept 30, 2018 13:01:52 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jisidro on Sept 30, 2018 13:01:52 GMT You mean like the faction making officers or the partisans do?

gmonkey
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Enter the Replacements Oct 1, 2018 13:37:18 GMT

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Sept 27, 2018 15:48:21 GMT sludgeogre said:

This would create all sorts of wonky combo-wombo stuff with how they've balanced the game with themes. It looks fun on paper, but it would make the game severely unbalanced at this point.

You can always play out of theme and use these combos. You're just missing out on 9-13 free points, which can be a big deal.

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streetpizza
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Enter the Replacements Oct 9, 2018 19:01:15 GMT

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Post by streetpizza on Oct 9, 2018 19:01:15 GMT

Oct 1, 2018 13:37:18 GMT gmonkey said:

Sept 27, 2018 15:48:21 GMT sludgeogre said:

This would create all sorts of wonky combo-wombo stuff with how they've balanced the game with themes. It looks fun on paper, but it would make the game severely unbalanced at this point.

You can always play out of theme and use these combos. You're just missing out on 9-13 free points, which can be a big deal.

9 to 13 free points plus theme bonuses.

In some themes those bonuses are better than the free points.

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Post by onijet01 on Sept 26, 2018 2:25:00 GMT

Post by 36cygnar24guy36 on Sept 26, 2018 5:53:05 GMT

Post by jisidro on Sept 26, 2018 9:26:38 GMT

Post by Gamingdevil on Sept 27, 2018 9:34:49 GMT

Post by cygnarstronk on Sept 27, 2018 9:45:12 GMT

Post by sludgeogre on Sept 27, 2018 15:48:21 GMT

Post by jisidro on Sept 30, 2018 13:01:52 GMT

Post by gmonkey on Oct 1, 2018 13:37:18 GMT

Post by streetpizza on Oct 9, 2018 19:01:15 GMT